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Insights on electronic component sourcing, market trends, and supply-chain best practices.
EU PFAS Restriction for Electronic Components: October 2026 Status and a 5-Step BOM Check
As of October 2026, no EU-wide PFAS ban applies to electronic components yet, but the proposal has cleared its main scientific step. ECHA's Risk Assessment Com…
HS Codes for Electronic Components: EU Duty Rates and a Landed-Cost Example
Most electronic components enter the EU duty-free. As of October 2026, the EU TARIC tariff applies a 0% third-country duty to integrated circuits (HS 8542), di…
EU Dual-Use List 2026: Which SiC and GaN Parts Cross the 5,000 V Line
On 14 September 2026 the European Commission adopted Delegated Regulation C(2026) 6323, the yearly update of Annex I to the EU Dual-Use Regulation (EU) 2021/82…
SMD Package Size Chart: 25 Codes, Their Aliases and Which Swaps Fit
An SMD package code tells a buyer the body size and pad layout of a part, but the same body often carries three names: Nexperia's SOT23 is JEDEC TO-236AB, its…
Diodes PCN-2824 EOL: 207 Zetex Parts, Last Order 28 Oct 2026
Diodes Incorporated PCN-2824, issued on 28 April 2026, discontinues 207 part numbers, most of them legacy Zetex through-hole transistors and MOSFETs in the E-L…
Electronic Component Cross Reference: 7 Checks Before You Accept an Equivalent
An electronic component cross reference is a claim that part B can replace part A in your design. Cross-reference tools build that claim from catalogue overlap…
NOR vs NAND Flash: The 2026 Buyer's Decision Guide
NOR flash and NAND flash store bits with the same floating-gate physics but wire the cells differently, and that one wiring choice decides everything a buyer c…
Fab Closures 2026-2027: 6 Shutdowns, Their Dates and What to Last-Time-Buy
Six semiconductor fab closures announced between July 2025 and July 2026 will take mature-node capacity offline from the second half of 2026 through the end of…
BOM Scrubbing: 9 Checks Run Against One Real 14-Line BOM
A BOM scrub is the pass that turns a design document into a purchasable one. Most BOMs that reach a sourcing desk are technically correct and commercially unus…
RoHS Exemptions Expiring in 2026: A 5-Question Check Before You Accept a Part Offer
Three Commission Delegated Directives adopted on 21 November 2025 rewrote the lead exemptions in Annex III of the RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU), and EU Member St…
Part Number Suffix Decoder: 7 Chipmakers' Ordering Codes in One Chart
A component's orderable part number is the base part number plus up to five coded attributes: a qualification marker (often a prefix such as onsemi's SZ or a s…
Semiconductor Price Increases 2026: 12 Notices in One Chart
Between 1 February and 28 September 2026, six chipmakers have issued twelve price-increase notices: Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, NXP, Infineon, STMicroel…